THE SIMPSONS NEWS

First week back at work.  I miss the kids.  Though Ambrose seems to be waking up around the same time I do and hangs around as I get ready for work.

I’m revising Act 1 of show 1.

OH! And I found out about the new programs we’ll be using this season, which I wrote about last week.  Last week I was under the impression that we where going to start using a program from a different company. Not so. We just upgraded out Toon Boom programs, so now the Layout Crew is using Scene Machine, and the board artist are using Storyboard Pro 2.

Last week I went to a class that taught us to use Scene Machine, but I had no experience with Storyboard Pro 2.  Turns out that Scene Machine had so many similarities to Storyboard Pro 2 that it was pretty easy to pick up.  I like the new program. It fixes some issues that I had with the previous one.

ART

I’m FINALLY done thumbnailing the shots for my film. It only took TWO YEARS to get to this point.  It should NOT have taken this long:

I feel like there should be a parade or something to mark the occasion.  I’m so glad I didn’t pushed through and finished it.  429 shots! That’s crazy.  The Simpsons boards have this many shots.

Well, now the that the hardest part of the boarding is done, I finally get to execute the project.  I begin the process of making it come to life.  This is the fun part.  I’ve been waiting a long time for this.

So excited.

VIDEOS

I saw this video posted in different Social Media sites but never bothered to click on it until much later in the week.  Turns out it’s fantastic.  It’s Neil Gaiman (one of my favorite writers) giving a commencement speech at a college. I highly recommend you watch it if you’re into art or interested in it in anyway.

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